Pauley Second Guesses War Favors U N Rules in Korea
Editorial urges restraint on prosecutions and critiques Edwin Pauley for second guessing Korea policy. It argues he filed a diluted 1946 report, warns against delayed federal actions, and stresses early crackdowns to prevent conspiracies. The piece closes with a Korea reference and a quip about northern Koreans liking whale meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
United Nations
Korea
Edwin W. Pauley
Truman
Pauley
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
U. N
Senate
Bfor
Court of Appeals decision upholding Communist leaders conviction
The United States Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of 11 Communist leaders in a ruling written by Chief Justice Learned Hand. A House bill would require dentists up to 45 years old to register with draft boards, signaling tough new legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court of Appeals
Learned Hand
Mississippi Chains of Education and Communism Debate
The article contrasts state education rankings with Communist membership, noting Mississippi at the bottom in schooling yet having only one FBI listed Communist. It questions whether literacy correlates with communist interest and argues against closing schools to fight communism, urging expanded educational opportunities in Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
New York
Illinois
California
Pennsylvania
Look Magazine
Look
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Communist Party
Pennsylonia
Wyoming
Kansas
Missispi
Useless as yesterday's warmmap simile notes
The text mocks budding authors with a strange simile and jokes about President Truman's busy schedule. It mentions French government sponsorship of a cooking school and contrasts it with an old journalist's assumption that French people are born cooks and romantics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Bricker pushes jail term for hoarders in new economic bill
Senator Bricker backs an amendment to the economic control bill outlining a year in jail and fines up to 10000 for hoarders and black marketeers. He favors limited controls and argues criminal action by the government could curb abuses while resisting communist methods in wartime Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Senate Banking Committee
United States
Night Sports Rise as Public Embraces Evening Games
The piece notes a decade long surge in popularity of night sports led by baseball with about 95 percent of organized baseball teams playing night games this year. More than a third of major league games will be at night and other sports followed suit though athletes cite poorer performance in cooler evening air. The trend hinges on public attendance, suggesting daytime games could become rare if it persists.
Hoboes urged to stay off roads for Korea war effort
The hoboes of America are urged to keep off the roads and assist in the Korean War effort. The message notes that hobos would not be tolerated in a Communist world.
Senator Lucas Escorts East St. Louis Men to Kefauver Hearing
Senator Scott W. Lucas of Illinois led two East St. Louis figures into a Kefauver crime committee session. Leo J. Dougherty andJohn T. English were subpoenaed to answer questions about assets. Kefauver said no improper conduct was shown. Lucas acted to honor local officials but risked angering broader state voters who oppose such courtesy.
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Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
Washington, D. C
East St. Louis Journal
East St. Louis
Lucas
Senate
E.C.A
Washington
Dougherty
English
The Storm Passes as Nature Holds Its Breath
A vivid poetry piece by David Russell describes a fierce storm moving through, trees bending under force, thunder loud as kettledrums, and the world going black. The scene ends with the earth catching its breath after the fury has moved on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Russell
On Wisconsin Rewrite Draws Mixed Campus Response
A Wisconsin student and alumni group weighs Carl Beck's new version of the "On Wisconsin" lyric. The piece contrasts with "Illinois Loyalty" and comments on the Chicago reference and the shifting meaning for a new generation Badgers. The column also blends travel notes and social gossip from Illinois and national figures, with light reflections on campus songs and alumni culture.
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Wisconsin
University of Chicago
Eckersall
Steffens
Crisler
John Thomas
Five Yards McCarthy
Jay Berwanger
Chicago
Carl Beck
New York
University of Wisconsin
Ray Dvorak
Illinois
Badgers
Illini
University of Illinois
Illinois Memorial Stadium
Surplus Milk Dilemma in Household Rations
A humorous essay by Christopher Billopp on excess milk in the refrigerator. The piece notes milkmen should stop deliveries, household members switching away from drinking milk, and the impracticality of substituting cream sauces or milk desserts due to lacking eggs and butter. It urges those who drink milk to provide substitutes before leaving.
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Christopher Billopp
Safe at Last and Reunion Plans Mentioned
Thirty years after, attendance at the class reunion is deemed safe. The note hints at deterioration affecting interest in the insurance game, as observed in Richmond Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Fime-Dispatch
Worry Clinic Examines Medicine Through Washington Case
A teacher recounts how bloodletting in George Washington’s era likely killed him and contrasts old beliefs with modern medicine. The piece notes fever can aid recovery, oxygen therapy and transfusions, cautious use of lowers temperatures, and evolving views on patient care and diet during illness.
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Phoebe G
George Washington
Morristown Honors Tom Paine with Memorial Statue
Morristown New Jersey dedicates a statue of Thomas Paine in Burham Park to mark the revolutionary era when the town hosted 10,000 Continental soldiers under General George Washington. Paine served as aide to General Nathaniel Greene and helped inspire troops during the harsh winters of 1776-77 and 1779-80, earning Morristown the title military capital of the nation.
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National Georgraphic Bulletin
Morristown
N. J
Thomas Paine
Burham Park
George Washington
Tom Paine
Nathaniel Greene
Manhattan
Staten Islands
Paine
Russia Has Nothing to Lose Final War Will Follow Exhaustion of West
Commentary argues the West must exhaust itself to deter Soviet aims. It claims Stalin seeks a multi-front strategy, favors localized Soviet victories, and uses isolation to gain at minimal risk. The piece asserts Russia's ongoing role in Asia and Korea amid global power shifts.
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Russia
Stalin
Asia
West
Germany
Kremlin
United States
Korea
Mr. Nehru
India
Not war but settlement should guide western policy
The passage argues that a general settlement is the objective yet warns that bargaining requires the opponent to fear losses. It contends that Western concessions to Soviet moves on foreign soil provoke broader anti Western alignment, risking world alienation and a final cataclysm that destroys all sides.
Legend of The Martini in Martinez California
A survey of Martinez California’s ties to the martini notes competing legends. The piece discusses miners asking for eight Martinis and bartender Jerry Thomas possibly naming the drink after Martinez. It reflects on Martinezs historic neglect of its claimed martini heritage and notes the drink's vast cultural impact.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Los Alamos
San Francisco
Teaneck
N. J
Washington, D. C
Sacramento
Martinez
Benicia
Suisun Bay
Jerry Thomas
Occidental Hotel
Martinez Drink Origin Story From Miner Tale
A miner asks for a special drink and the bartender improvises a mix. The customer pays with gold dust and buys drinks for the house. The group investigates and discovers their town, naming the drink Martinez. Over time the z is dropped, shaping the familiar name.
No Trick at All
Dwain Mueller writes from What Cheer Iowa describing editors desks and work habits. He notes having two desks one for order and one for tasks and offers insight into managing weekly newspaper duties. He implies a lighthearted approach to handling the cadence of editorial work.
Johnson Leads Senate Probe On New War Defense Measures
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson faces the Senate armed services subcommittee chaired by Lyndon Johnson as Congress moves to police the new war effort. The panel includes Saltonstall Morse Chapmen and others, with Johnson seeking a watchdog group influence amid rising Korea tensions.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Senate Armed Services Investigating
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Harry Truman
United States
Joon Johnson
House
America
Sam Rayburn
Franklin Roosevelt
Carl Vinson
Vinson
Naval Affairs
Congress
Armed Services
Foreign Commerce
Senate Armed Services
Johnson
Truman
Millard Tydings
Subcommittee
Tydings
McCarthy
Saltonstall
Wayne Morse
Virgil Chapmen
Estes Kefauver
Lester Hunt
Bridges
Truman Committee
G.O.P
Senate
Morse
Johnson committee pledges war effort oversight
Senator Truman urged wartime oversight by a committee to ensure victory and efficiency. Chairman Johnson outlines a survey of armed services plans for manpower and materiel, avoiding sensationalism and political posturing while seeking useful information from the public.
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Johnson
Truman
Alben Barkley
Truman praises Everyman's Library and Ben Greet influence
President Truman lauds the early Everyman's Library reissues and the popular pricing that broadened access to good books. He recalls the Ben Greet players visiting the U S and reviving theater with the medieval Everyman, featuring Edith Wynne Matthison, boosting reader interest.
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Truman
Everyman
Bernadine Kielty
President Truman
England
Edith Wynne Matthison
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Second Thoughts
David V. Felts
Wisonsin
Bloomington
Wizard of Ize
U. S. 66
Springfield
Oliver Barrett
Illinois State Historical Library
Williamson County
Elliott Roosevelt
Faye Emerson
Mr. Billopp
George W. Crane
By Dorothy Thompson
Soviet Union
Europe
Hitler
Japan
Pacific
Bill Vaughan
Kansas City Star
Martinez, Calif
Jomer
Probahly
Dwain Mueller
Iowa
Parrot Chronicle
Armed Services Group
Strong
Doris Fleeson
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